Capitol Contact
February 2012
Feb. 20, 2012: Budget Committees Report Key Issues for Local Government
Feb. 16, 2012: Crossover Day arrives at the Virginia General Assembly
Feb. 14, 2012: Machinery & Tools tax defeated in the House of Delegates
Feb. 13, 2012 ALERT! Machinery & Tools tax vote scheduled for tomorrow – House of Delegates
Feb. 10, 2012 ALERT! Eminent domain constitutional amendment and related legislation moving forward
Feb. 9, 2012: The 2012 Local Government Day Bulletin
Feb. 3, 2012: Machinery and Tools Tax fight continues
Feb. 2, 2012: Stormwater “integration” bill passes Senate
January 2012
Jan. 31, 2012 ALERT! Stormwater “integration” bills advancing – calls needed!
Jan. 31, 2012: Machinery and Tools Tax under attack again in 2012
Jan. 27, 2012: Stormwater “integration” bills advancing – calls needed!
Jan. 24, 2012 ALERT! VACo members please contact legislators to OPPOSE bills that reduce local machinery and tool tax revenue
Jan. 24, 2012: Bad tax bills litter the agendas for finance committees
January 23, 2012: Time to take action to support LODA streamlining bill
January 19, 2012: Bill requires each local school board to allocate 67 percent of its operating budget to instructional spending
January 17, 2012: Bill allows revenue sharing funds for some maintenance
January 11, 2012: General Assembly gets underway; look for Capitol Contact on Tuesdays and Thursdays
